Thursday, October 12, 2006

EWU Institute shows airport impact

Eastern's Institute for Public Policy and Economic Analysis made the paper again today with an important report on the economic impact of the Spokane Int'l Airport. The findings were presented to a group of influencial Spokane regional leaders yesterday morning at a downtown breakfast hosted by the airport.

EWU professor's book recounts Hispanic school

Rescue boat named in honor of EWU student

The Mineral County Sheriff's Department named their new rescue boat the Saravarnum in memory of the EWU student that drowned in the Clark Fork River this summer in a tragic rafting accident. It's a pretty touching gesture and an indication of how the tragedy deeply affected the police and rescuers that helped in the recovery of Sara's body.

Presidential salaries examined

The S_R did a story over the weekend on presidential compensation at the local universities. Eastern's president, Rodolfo Arevalo, came out as the lowest paid of the presidents and EWU has the lowest percentage increase in presidential salary among the universities over the past five years -- with an actual decrease when all compensation factors are taken into consideration.